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https://www.europesays.com/people/64093/ How Zohran Mamdani’s Plans for Buses, Rent, Childcare Have Worked #Bus #childcare #city #cost #Family #JohnKetcham #NewMexico #NewYork #PoorNewYorkers #rent #route #service #UniversalChildcare #year #ZohranMamdani

Had a wild conversation with a local PDX mom about Multnomah County's Preschool for All that made me wonder if politics really isn't completely over.

Background: A handful of us were hanging out in a place where people would generally shoot the shit and also a place that attracts that "comfortable middle income" part of the so-called working class.

We had just had a chat with a friend who is a little hard up, and who is up for a raise at work. She expressed that she was hoping the raise was "this much" but not "that much" because she's pregnant and can't afford to lose OHP (Oregon Medicare). We'll call this person Emma.

The other person (we'll call her Liz) went on a mini-rant about Preschool for All (despite planning to be using the service soon), claiming that the large number of new providers in Northeast was a sign that the administrators didn't care about poor people.

She went on to express that liberal sort of concern that there is no means testing in the program. I pointed out that means testing is the reason Emma doesn't want a raise and that that is bad for an economy, and she conceded that at least.

A moment later, she half-lamented, "I guess they're going to get what they want, which is a higher birth rate."
Me: 🤔
Liz: "Yeah, my husband and I are now thinking we could afford another kid if we're in Preschool for All."
Me: <nervous laughter because why are you upset about this>

I don't know who Liz thinks pushed Preschool for All to the ballot box and ran the canvassing for it. Maybe this is just a case of "Friends don't let friends read the Oregonian."

This is just one data point, but it seems absolutely counter to the argument that you get socialism to be popular by enacting socialism at the ballot box. That said, PfA is a good in itself so I'm glad it is in force even if it isn't going to bring the Rev. Thoughts? Too much emphasis on one person's experience? Indicative of an unsolved issue in popular ideology?

#pdx #socialism #PreschoolForAll #UniversalChildcare

Happy to see the New York City Parent Survey launching. If you live in NYC and have young children, please consider participating.

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-launches-universal-child-care-parent-survey

#NYC #universalChildCare #childCare

About universal childcare in NYC, with Mayor Mamdani and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. Video is in Spanish but contains English subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPxHkyiwZYo

#NYC #universalChildcare #AOC #ZohranMamdani

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor

New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care

https://www.governor.state.nm.us/2025/09/08/new-mexico-is-first-state-in-nation-to-offer-universal-child-care/

#HackerNews #NewMexico #UniversalChildCare #ChildCarePolicy #USNews #EarlyEducation

Governor: New Mexico to provide universal access to child care

New Mexico will provide universal access to child care starting Nov. 1, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Monday during a news conference in her Cabinet room in the state Capitol.

The expansion represents a historic step forward in New Mexico’s ongoing efforts to bring early childhood services to as many children as possible, thereby improving their outcomes later on in life, Lujan Grisham said.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/governor-new-mexico-to-provide-universal-access-to-child-care/article_1a991c8e-70ed-45e9-bbdb-9b5e602d625a.html

#NewMexico #Childcare #UniversalChildcare

Rep. Katie Porter shreds Lindsey Burke, a right-wing Heritage Foundation official, who tries to say there's not enough money to invest in universal childcare. Porter delivers a brilliant breakdown on the nationwide need for an investment in universal childcare, points out how there's plenty of money available to invest in children for future, sexism in Congress and so much more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59kfp7CNCk

#politics #equality #UniversalChildcare #StructuralSexism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaRSvQ2NTBw

#DemocracyNow

#JCVance Calls Democrats 'Childless Cat Ladies', GOP OPPOSES #PaidLeave, #UniversalChildcare

#Election2024 #Couchfucker #StopJDVance #extrêmedroite #farright